Biography

Professor Lee Der-Horng is an associate professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at NUS. Professor Lee was graduated with his PhD degree from the University of Illinois in 1996. His expertise includes intelligent transportation systems (ITS), container port operations, aviation management, traffic simulation, sustainable infrastructure planning and development, etc. Professor Lee has authored numerous (200+) referred journal articles, book chapters, books, and conference papers detailing his research activities.

Professor Lee was an Honoree of 2002 TR100 Award (now known as TR35) by MIT's Technology Review. TR100 is an award for World 100 top innovators under 35 whose work and ideas will change the world. Professor Lee has been listed in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering since 2003, Marquis Who’s Who in World since 2004, and Marquis Who’s Who in Asia since 2005.

Professor Lee is an editor of IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems and IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. He also serves as a member in Editorial Advisory Board for Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (Elsevier), ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Journal of Urban Planning and Development, and International Journal of Sustainable Transportation (Taylor & Francis). Professor Lee also holds memberships in Committee of Network Modeling (ADB30) and Committee on Traffic Flow and Characteristics (AHB45) of Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Research Council, US National Academies.

Professor Lee is active in the international community of transportation research. Bilingual in Mandarin and English and familiar with eastern and western cultures, Professor Lee is frequently consulted by local and international media, technology and engineering companies, financial institutions, organizations, and government agencies on transportation issues and projects.

Qualifications

• PhD (1996), University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
• MEng (1992), National Central University, Taiwan.
• BBA (1990), Tamkang University, Taiwan.

Honours & Awards

• TR100 Honouree (The Technology Review 100: World 100 top innovators under 35 whose work and ideas will change the world), MIT Technology Review, 2002.
• Who’s who in Science and Engineering, Marquis, New Providence, New Jersey, USA, 2003 – present.
• Who’s who in the World, Marquis, New Providence, New Jersey, USA, 2004 – present.
• Who’s who in Asia, Marquis, New Providence, New Jersey, USA, 2005 – present.
• Outstanding Alumnus, Department of Civil Engineering, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan, June 2006.

Professional Activities

• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, 2008 – present.
• Editor, International Journal of ITS Research, ITS Japan, Tokyo, Japan, 2008 – present.
• Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, 2007 – present.
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, Virginia, USA, 2005 – present.
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Taylor and Francis, 2005 – present.
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Elsevier, 2006 – present.
• Editor, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, 2002 – present.
• Editor, Urban and Regional Transportation Modeling: Essays in Honor of David Boyce. In Series: New Dimensions in Networks, Edward Elgar, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
• Member, Committee on Transportation Network Modeling, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, The National Academies, USA, 2000 – present.
• Member, Committee on Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, The National Academies, USA, 2002 – present.
• Member, Intelligent Traffic Signal Operation Committee, Management & Operations/ITS Council, Institute of Transportation Engineers, USA, 2006 – present.
• Vice President, Intelligent Transportation Society (Singapore), 2003 – present.

Teaching Areas

• Aviation Management (AM5023)
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (TP5025)
• Transportation Management and Policy (TP5026)
• Transportation Planning (CE5205)

Research Interests

• Agent-Based Modeling in Transportation
• Aviation Operations and Management
• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Container Port Terminal Operations and Management
• Dynamic Traffic Assignment
• Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Microscopic Traffic Simulation
• Sustainable Infrastructure Planning and Development
• Taxi Dispatching System and Management
• Transportation Network Modeling and Analysis
• Urban and Regional Transportation Planning

Selected Publications

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